ALL TALKS AND LECTURES ARE HELD AT FIVEACRES,ALLET,THE HOME OF THE CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST ...3 Miles from Truro on the Perranporth Road.(all talks will start at 7pm unless mentioned.)

Postcode TR4 9DJ or Google Cornwall Wildlife Trust.......

( IF OTHER VENUES ARE PROPOSED IN THIS PROGRAMME THEN THEY WILL BE MENTIONED ALONGSIDE EACH ITEM.)

2018 Dates booked so far:

Programme at Fiveaces Allet.(POSTCODE TR4 9DT)

WEDNESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2018 ( 7pm).

MARINE LIFE ON THE MANACLES REEF- 10 YEARS OF SEASEARCH SURVEYS AND MARINE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWING THE RICHNESS OF FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE CORNISH CONTINENTAL SHELF.(This is the principle reason why the Cornish Continental Shelf is one of the Richest Sustainable Fisheries in the World.)

MATT SLATER is the MARINE AWARENESS OFFICER FOR CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST AND ALONG WITH UNDERWATER FILM WILL SHOW THE RICHNESS AND HOW CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THIS REEF IS TO OUR CORNISH CONTINENTAL SHELF AND OUR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES.

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WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH 2018.(7pm)

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DR.KATHRYN HADLER Phd.,MEng.,Lecturer at Imperial College,London and part time Senior Metallurgist at Grinding Solutions Ltd.,Cornwall. "A TOUCH OF FROTH :

FLOTATION,METAL RECOVERY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STABLE BUBBLES"

A brief outline: Froth flotation is used extensively in the minerals industry to separate valuable minerals from gangue.This complex process continues to fascinate researchers and frustrate plant operators,not least due to sensitivity to a vast array of variables and their interactions.In this talk we will explore the role of the froth phase in determining and optimising separation performance,and look at challenges that are faced by the minerals processing industry in general,and the flotation community in particular.

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WEDNESDAY 18TH APRIL 2018 AT FIVEACRES,ALLET,AT 7PM

CORNISH LITHIUM

A NEW METAL FROM AN OLD MINING AREA

AND THE METAL OF THE FUTURE.

Jeremy Wrathall Founder and Director of

The Cornish Lithium Company was a graduate in Mining Engineering at Camborne School of Mines and has 30 years experience in the Mining Finance Industry, globally, will speak on the potential opportunities of the Cornish Resources of this metal for European and World Markets.

Please consult www.cornishlithium.com for further background information on the following :

NEW INFORMATION.

JEREMY HAS TO ATTEND A MEETING ON CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS AND THE LECTURE WILL BE PRESENTED BY LUCY CRANE SENIOR GEOLOGIST AT THE CORNISH LITHIUM COMPANY.

I am taking this opportunity to change our normal monthly event to concentrate more on Field Studies.My great friend and lecturer Charlie Halford used to speak about "Arm Chair Geologists" !These will be informal affairs-slow geology! Where we will use our eyes to see the rocks and take photos for future reference and ENABLE Members to ask questions as we proceed.

PROPOSED FIELD MEETING SUNDAY JUNE 10TH

I would appreciate some form of contact from members if you plan to attend please.Telephone 01209 860410 to leave a message or josephneilplummer@yahoo.co.uk

otherwise I will expect to be on my own!

SUNDAY JUNE 10th Low Tide 08.59am. (To visit Jangye Ryn.)

Suggested parking place at the Gunwalloe Car park. Walk past the Winnianton Farm to St.Winwalloe's Church, and meet up beside the church at 9-20a.m.We will then proceed to the beach to view the rocks and structural geology and hopefully view folding and various rock types and possible wood fossils,if uncovered, -although not guaranteed, and is different every time I go!!!

(Useful equipment cameras and mobile phones and good strong shoes and sensible clothing.)

WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE at 7pm at ALLET. postcodeTR4 9DT

Dr.Gavyn Rollinson.Experimental Officer and Facility Manager,(Chemical,Imaging and MINERALOGY FACILITY.Camborne School of Mines,Penryn Campus.)

MINERAL ANALYSIS AT CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES.

The What,The How and The Why !

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18TH JULY AT CSM4PM VISIT TO

CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES,PENRYN CAMPUS.

WITH DR GAVYN ROLLINSON

TO VIEW THE MUSEUM-LEARN ABOUT CURRENT RESEARCH-

TO SEE THE MINERAL ANALYSIS FACILITIES.

PLEASE REFER TO THE FORWARDED EMAILS I SENT AS REMINDER NOTICES REQUESTING THAT CAR NUMBERS BE SENT TO Frances Wall.(however if you have not had opportunity to do this please come anyway.)

for map of site: see exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/cornwallmap/

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WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST 2018.

TALK FROM MARK M BECKET B.Eng.Associate of Camborne School of Mines.

-SHOWING A SHORT PREVIEW OF HIS LIFETIME STUDY AND LOVE OF CORNISH FOSSILS AND FOSSIL LOCALITIES.

7PM AS USUAL AT FIVEACRES ALLET

Mark's lifetime study will form the basis for our next Transaction which is planned for publication as soon as the paper has been refereed and publisher agreed.

All paid up members will receive a copy when ready hopefully in the near future.

Those members who have forgotten to send or renew their memberships will need to send their £15 subscription to Beatrice,to receive this new Transaction.

RGSC Memberships are due each April Annually.

Send to Beatrice Kerno,

AN VELYN SEAUREAUGH,

SEAUREAUGH,

ST.STITHIANS.

TR3 7DL.

CORNWALL.

Please do not miss the opportunity of this Transaction which is a truly a magnificent unique study of Cornish Fossils.

MEET AT 10 am approach road to Quarry entrance-gates will be opened and we must park inside in forward gear.

I will provide hard hats and you must bring strong boots or shoes. If you intend coming please supply me with your names before hand as I will need to name everyone for the list to be available for our guide.(and also to know how many helmets to bring).

We will walk the pit and view the ideas that are planned for future development onsite.There will be opportunities to view the geology-previous mining method and the flooded quarry and the environment created within and opportunities to collect in safe areas.(Peregrines currently frequent the highest parts and often hunt within.

Cornishman Barry Ninnis is an excellent guide with a great knowledge of the quarry and also previous experience and "way of life" as a small holder and Geevor Miner.

Reply please to josephneilplummer@yahoo.co.uk if you intend to come.

(Those attending must be current and fully paid up members of the Society).

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17TH 7 pm AT ALLET.

A MEMBERS EVENING.

Would interested members please bring specimens,a minimum of 2-3 and maximum of 5 specimens,items and photographs and papers to what will essentially be a social evening, as well as being able to pass information on about your specimens and photographs .

The idea will be share information that you already know about your items and to learn from the broad range of knowledge within our society.

Teas and Coffees will be available as usual, but throughout the evening.

Tables will be arranged perhaps centrally this time to allow for access all around the room and provide ample seating,( plus additional security for items and specimens.(the practical side of handing specimens is a key part to their future preservation and security and could be a subject in its own right and was part of my own course studies.)

This is obviously an opportunity for members who attended the field visit to Penlee Quarry to bring some specimens collected.

WEDNESDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2018 at 7pm at ALLET.

NEILL WOOD. B. Sc.,(Eng)Hons. V.R.,A.R.S.M.,F.H.E.A.

Programme director for M. Sc Surveying and Land /Environmental Management CSM and Executive Director of GeoDefinition Ltd( a geophysical site investigation company).